Transcendental Meditation with Dr. Norman Rosenthal

: Episode 620 – Vinnie and Don Coddington interview Dr. Norman Rosenthal, author of Super Mind, about Transcendental Meditation.

Super Mind: How to Boost Performance and Live a Richer and Happier Life Through Transcendental Meditation
World renowned researcher and psychiatrist
Currently works and researches as Georgetown U
Described and named SAD (seasonal affective disorder)

Different types of meditation and they really make a difference
- Two popular forms: Mindfulness vs Transcendental
  - Mindfulness you are supposed to focus on something, whereas in TM you are given a mantra and you are told to access it in automatic way
Transcendental Meditation – not specifically trying to focus hard
- Once you learn, it becomes nearly automatic and natural and you can channel it easily and use it to relax
TM’s goal is to move you into a different state of consciousness
- Supposed to reach a ‘super mind’
- Maharishi: “The goal of the Transcendental Meditation technique is the state of enlightenment. This means we experience that inner calmness, that quiet state of least excitation, even when we are dynamically busy.”
Allows one to channel calmness and peace, especially when tired
People such as Seinfeld, and even Vinnie’s friend, Don Coddington, practice TM with fantastic results